VietAID and Asian Outreach Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services invites you to a launch of FROM OUR VOICES: Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers’ Experiences in Massachusetts’ Nail Salon Industry Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Nail Salon Report (Virtual) Launch Briefing with Stakeholders
Wednesday May 26, 2pm-3pm EST
To RSVP: https://bit.ly/NailSalonReport
A panel summary of From Our Voices report including understanding nail salon industry, effects of the covid19 pandemic and rise in anti-Asian violence on the industry and recommendations for stakeholders (government, funders and allies). This launch will be in English with a later community launch (in Vietnamese) will be scheduled in upcoming weeks.
Launched by VietAID and Greater Boston Legal Services’ Asian Outreach Unit (AOU), the Massachusetts Nail Salon Project seeks to provide services and support workers to address the challenges that the nail salon industry is facing.
The need for a sustainable industry was never more apparent than in 2020, when the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced Massachusetts nail salons to undergo a shutdown, slowdown in business, and multiple alterations to the setup of the nail salon. Workers and owners faced difficulties accessing relief and benefits, supporting their families, and accessing information in their native language.
This report sheds light on the unique experiences of Vietnamese nail salon workers in Massachusetts both before and during the pandemic. This report is a collection of findings from 52 qualitative interviews with workers from 2016-2020, survey responses from 51 workers and 15 owners during the pandemic, and informal stories from our community partners. All data displayed in graphs are based only on surveys collected during the pandemic.
All of our interviews and most of our surveys highlight workers’ nuanced experiences. But we recognize that workers’ experiences in the industry are intertwined with that of owners. We were also able to survey some owners during the pandemic given the interconnectedness of the community’s experiences in the industry.
Our findings uplift voices who are most impacted by the industry. As the industry continues to face challenges during the pandemic, we hope that this report can provide useful recommendations for supporting all nail salon staff and sustaining local nail salons in the long term.
Nail Salon Report (Virtual) Launch Briefing with Stakeholders
Wednesday May 26, 2pm-3pm
To RSVP: https://bit.ly/NailSalonReport
Hope to see you next Wednesday!
Questions please reach out to
Thao Ho (THo@gbls.org) or
Lisette Le (lisette@vietaid.org)